ISBN-13: 9780972149662 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 87 str.
'Goldie-The Wise' is the seventh book in the ZC Horses Series. This series of children's books has colorful, easy-reading material for any level of reader. These true stories center around the author's experiences growing up on a ranch and raising and training her horses. Their goal is to allow the reader to experience ranch life in western America. These non-fiction books are enjoyed by readers from two to eighty-two. Along with being high interest/low vocab, they are ESL books. The first three books, 'Chick-The Beginning', 'Chick-The Saddle Horse', and 'Chick-The Mom' center around the matriarch in this line of horses. The book 'Goldie-The Wise' centers around Chick's third baby, Goldie. Goldie is a beautiful, wise horse that has many interesting stories to tell. The first chapter of the book talks about how generations of families, human or equine, are all conected. The rest of the titles in this series (13 so far) go into Chick's offspring and friends. These books have had many very positive reviews from the top reviewers (students, teachers, and librarians). The author-written AR tests are free. Rennaissance has tested the books for their reading level, 3.5 - 4.2. 'Goldie-The Wise' was tested at 3.6. These books all have twelve to thirty beautiful, western line drawings. All of the books in the series are very popular with both boys and girls and men and women. For more info about author visits and books, call: (208) 756-7947 or 'zchorses@hotmail.com'. www.zchorses.com